What a Lathe is

Ask any sawmill worker or a carpenter and he'll tell you what a lathe is. A lathe is a machine tool used in the wood, metal or pottery industry to perform various operations on work pieces such as deformation, drilling, knurling, sanding and cutting. The mini lathe then, in this regard, is simply a small version of th[...]

How Small is Small?

Micro mini lathe. How small can it get? The truth is, Micro refers to an entire family of mini lathes from Micro-Mark, a long-standing and respected maker of industry machines such as mini lathes. There are dozens [...]

Best Bet? Go JET!

Don't get me wrong. A JET mini lathe is not a type of lathe. Nor is it a special function of a lathe after fitting it with a tool or attachment. Truth is, a JET mini lathe is first and foremost a brand of hi[...]

Don’t Go Cutting

Lathes more than just come in different shapes and sizes; they come with various features and functions too. Take the case of the woodworking lathe. As its name suggests, woodworking lathes are for trimming and cutting [...]

Light Milling

A simple mini lathe can function by itself, pretty much, the way a standard lathe should. It does the basic functions, and if your mini lathe is of high quality, it does them pretty well. But what sets a great m[...]

When Small is Big

It doesn't take a genius to realize the many benefits of the so-called mini lathes. If anything, mini lathes are the epitome of the idea that less is more, smaller is bigger. When the mini lathe was f[...]

These Mini Lathes

These mini lathes, despite its name, they come in many different shapes and sizes. A bigger lathe naturally requires bigger parts and pieces. Bigger lathes also require additional maintenance and extensive f[...]

Tool

A mini lathe tool is any add-on part designed to fit into a mini lathe machine. When you fit it in, the tool is supposed to enhance or improve the capabilities of the lathe. The extent of the modification depends on the [...]

Frequent Traveler

You've probably heard about the different classes of lathes. There's the woodworking lathe, the glassworking lathe, cue lathe, metal spinning lathe, ornamental turning lathe, rotary lathe, watchmaker's lathe, reduc[...]

The Oldest Type of Lathe in the World

A mini wood lathe is a small machine tool—at least smaller than the standard size wood lathe—that is used to cut, sand, knurl, drill through or deform wood work pieces. Woodwo[...]